Han Ji Hye hosted the MBC Drama Awards this year along with Lee Seung Gi. She also appeared in "I Summon You Gold" this year, playing two identical but different characters. One of them was an aspiring jewelry designer.
She's about to play another jewelry designer in a new KBS series "Full Moon." Her co-stars are Yoon Kye Sang and Jo Jin Woong.
But how much do you really know about Han Ji Hye? Here are a few facts.
1. The actress, best known for her work in the dramas "May Queen" and "East of Eden," met her non-celebrity husband on a blind date.
Actresses don't usually do blind dates, but my sister introduced me to my husband," said Han Ji Hye. "I recall deciding to meet him, after hearing about him. My sister gave me his profile, which said that he was faithful, that he passed the bar exam and that he had a house at Pyeongchang-dong. And I frankly decided to go on the blind date."
In person, the six-year-older prosecutor was even more appealing than he was on paper. The couple dated secretly for a year and then married in Hawaii.
2. After she married she received fewer drama offers and wondered if producers assumed she was planning a family.
"I would like to work for two to three more years then have a baby when I'm certain I can return to TV," said Han Ji Hye. "There are a lot of actresses who go back to acting after having a baby."
3. The couple lived in Chicago. She shared photos of her Chicago home's streamlined interiors and glittering skyline views on her Facebook page.
"My pretty house has a little bit of me in every corner," she said. "The view really is beautiful."
4. She sang at the 2008 Olympics. Along with Leon Jay Williams she sang the Korean and Chinese versions of the Olympic theme song "Friends." She sang to cheer on the men's 400m freestyle event in which an18-year-old Korean swimmer competed.
"As a child I dreamt of becoming a singer. I've always loved dancing and singing, so there was a time I briefly thought that I should become a singer," she said.
She also sang in the film "Humming" and in 2008 released a single titled "Luv, Luv."
But acting remains her chief focus.
5. Another one of her dreams was to design shoes. So, she studied shoemaking and design in Florence.
"Taking on the challenge of shoe design for the first time wasn't easy, but seeing the shoes that I designed being created, was satisfying and amazing," she said. I felt so many emotions as I saw the love and passion that the craftsmen had for the shoes."
She realized her shoe design dream when she collaborated with the shoe brand Jinny Kim to produce the "H by Jinny Kim" line. The line included "Bohemian Chic," "Gran Duomo" and "Miss Artist" looks.
